LEADERSHIP SKILLS

Presentation by                 
Anikesh Aman
Sambit Sargam Ekalabya
  
Yashmit Tripathy

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, BERHAMPUR

Leader
• A leader is one who
➤ Accomplishes work
➤ Inspires a follower
➤ Develops the follower
➤ Shows how to do the job
➤ Assumes obligations
➤ Overcome various obstacles in attaining the goal
Leadership
• Leadership is lifting a person's performance to a
higher standard, the building of a personality beyond
his normal limitations.
• Leadership is the process of influencing the behavior of
others towards the accomplishment of goals in a given
situation.
• The process by which a person motivates and
guides the group towards a visualized goal.
Leadership Qualities
• Motivating capacity
• Courage
• Initiative ness
• Source of Knowledge
• Responsibility
• Integrity
•Ability to communicate
Leadership Qualities
• Loyalty
• Judgement
• Selflessness
• Problem solving capacity
• Openness to change
• Distant vision and close focus
• Balance
Ways to develop Leadership Qualities
• Learn to think more critically Do more to enthuse your
team.
• Make your goals and future vision attractive and
attainable.
• Learn to communicate clearly Improve your speaking skills.
• Organize and allocate workflow Make sure work is done
correctly and on time.
• Find better ways to do things Encourage progress and
recognize efforts.
• Try to match individual skills and work.
• Build team spirit.
• Encourage people to work cooperatively.
• Recognize success and learn from failure.
• Trust your subordinates.
Leadership Style
Leadership styles are the pattern of
behavior that a leader adopts in
influencing the behavior of his
subordinates.

1. Autocratic Leadership
2. Democratic Leadership
3. Free Rein Leadership
Causes for Leadership Failures
* Inability to organize details
* Unwillingness to provide support
* Fear of competition from followers
* Lack of imagination
* Selfishness
* Disloyalty
* Emphasis of the authority - a good leader
must lead the team by encouraging
Display Your Leadership by
✓ Learning from your mistakes
✓ Doing your homework and being prepared
✓ Treating everyone with respect and
courtesy ✓ Sharing the credit, taking the
blame
✓ Staying focused on a clear vision and
setting energizing goals
✓ Surrounding yourself with capable people
✓ Staying optimistic, circumstances even
✓ Involving and including others
✓ Thinking systematically
✓ Seeking ways to improve things, do things
better, easier, faster or more economically
✓ Clarifying goals
✓ Helping people to reach their potential